Thick as thieves
Bungling thieves recently raided Little Downham's Fenland Brewery - and left half their haul behind because they couldn't fit it in their van.
They used wire cutters to slice through a six foot fence but the hole was four feet off the ground, so they were forced to lift their haul of empty stainless steel beer barrels - worth about £300 - up and over the wire.
The thieves piled 180 barrels, many embossed with the brewery's name and all marked with its distinctive yellow, black and red stripes, on the road outside.
But as they loaded the barrels in to their getaway vehicle they soon realised they wouldn't all fit and were forced to drive off leaving about half of them behind......
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Section : Beer Matters
Page number : 38
